What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[John in Covina]

Hugo - it was simply beautiful and wonderous.

 

[Razzman]

Hugo - it was simply beautiful and wonderous.

I agree, well worth viewing!

 

[Wally_Hood]

The Adventures of Tintin - amazing; the fluidity and the detail really deliver. Unfamiliar with Tintin, really, so I don't know how true to the original this is. Mrs. Hood liked it a lot. Younger Hoods didn't buy in as much as we did. Is the story set in the 1930s? The vehicles seem to indicate that era. Weren't jeeps and bazookas products of the 1940s? And the tank had modern lines, as opposed to those in the 30s. Captain Haddock looked like they computer-mapped the face of Tommy Lee Jones. When I first saw Tintin with his flip of red hair I thought that PeeWee Herman and Carrot Top had a child.

The motorcycle chase has that one long unbroken shot that is mind-blowing (have I exceeded my superlatives allotment?)

 

[Edward]

The Adventures of Tintin - amazing; the fluidity and the detail really deliver. Unfamiliar with Tintin, really, so I don't know how true to the original this is. Mrs. Hood liked it a lot. Younger Hoods didn't buy in as much as we did. Is the story set in the 1930s? The vehicles seem to indicate that era. Weren't jeeps and bazookas products of the 1940s? And the tank had modern lines, as opposed to those in the 30s. Captain Haddock looked like they computer-mapped the face of Tommy Lee Jones. When I first saw Tintin with his flip of red hair I thought that PeeWee Herman and Carrot Top had a child.

The motorcycle chase has that one long unbroken shot that is mind-blowing (have I exceeded my superlatives allotment?)

The first book was published in 1930, the last in 1986. The books stay reasonably consistent in style, though certain elements creep in over time that aren't 1930s (for example, in one of the books, I forget which, there are some very clear depictions of an early Triumph Herald 1200 (late 50s). My take on Tin tin world was that it was one like our own, set in a parallel mid-Twentieth century that didn't exactly conform to our own. In essence, it's the perfect Dieselpunk world where the best elements of 30s style never went away, but without rejecting the best of the new either.

 

[Kirk H.]

The first book was published in 1930, the last in 1986. The books stay reasonably consistent in style, though certain elements creep in over time that aren't 1930s (for example, in one of the books, I forget which, there are some very clear depictions of an early Triumph Herald 1200 (late 50s). My take on Tin tin world was that it was one like our own, set in a parallel mid-Twentieth century that didn't exactly conform to our own. In essence, it's the perfect Dieselpunk world where the best elements of 30s style never went away, but without rejecting the best of the new either.

I could not have put it better. Well said Edward

 

[Touchofevil]

Currently, "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World." As a kid, I used to watch it with my dad whenever possible; it was his favorite.

And there is a reason I call karaoke, "scary-okie" and that's because it just shouldn't be allowed in public!

 

[Touchofevil]

500 Days of Summer. Great movie! Spot on!

 

[Edward]

Due to a combined lack of anything decent on tonight and my being too lazy to root out a DVD, I have just been exposed to The Wedding Guest. If that's typical of the Hollywood "rom com" genre, then it is as appalling as when I last paid it any mind, in about 1989.

 

[jamespowers]

Currently, "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World." As a kid, I used to watch it with my dad whenever possible; it was his favorite.

And there is a reason I call karaoke, "scary-okie" and that's because it just shouldn't be allowed in public!

lol lol Ethel Merman drives anyone who watches insane.

 

[jamespowers]

Oh and I picked up 50, yes 50, mystery/detective movies as a boxed set last night---all for $10. The first two included were what I posted earlier. I have plenty of Sherlock Holmes, Bulldog Drummond, Dick Tracy and many others to wade through over the next few weeks.

 

[Touchofevil]

That is definitely true. That Voice. There are times I cannot watch it because she makes me
want to commit injury to myself or the television.

 

[jamespowers]

That is definitely true. That Voice. There are times I cannot watch it because she makes me
want to commit injury to myself or the television.

:rofl: Like nails on a chalkboard.

 

[Touchofevil]

Ten penny nails!

 

[jamespowers]

Ten penny nails!

:rofl: Freddie Kruger blades.

 

[Touchofevil]

:eusa_clap

 

[DesertDan]

Galaxy Quest.
"It's a ROCK, it doesn't have any vulnerable spots!!"

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

lol lol Ethel Merman drives anyone who watches insane.

I think you may be right.

[video=youtube;Flz89t5y3cg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flz89t5y3cg[/video]

 

[The Good]

Not the last film I've seen, but I've just purchased off of ebay a rare Region 0 version of The Last Adventure (Les Aventuriers). I've seen a lot of the film on YouTube, but not all of it, and this DVD should have English subtitles. I'm looking forward to that, and I'll write a review of it later.

 

[DanielJones]

Last night it was The Adventures of Tintin. Wow! The animation was spectacular. The adventure was fast paced and I love how they combined three stories into one. The music is what I expect of John Williams and in many parts it borrows heavily from Last Crusade, with a little Harry Potter thrown in in the lighter more mysterious parts. Over all I was well pleased and will watch it again for sure. Can't wait for the next one to come out in the trilogy.
I loved how they tore up a town piece by piece getting down to the port. That part there had the fast paced Indy feel to it and Spielberg action written all over it. Even had a tank for good measure. I think Spielberg did right by this story and cast of characters. He is a huge fan of the comic & cartoons so it stands to reason he would do it a justice.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Wally_Hood]

Hoosiers